Simply superb!  But that's no surprise . . . it's Rebecca.  Don't know David's music as well but he's mighty fine here too.  Really it is all of a piece.  Blended beautifully.
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From the lively opening eponymous track trough the plaintive A Mhorthir Bhoideach and the superb The Lights Below Creston to the hauntingly beautiful closing Mrs. Forsyth’s Pibroch, “Inspired”  is a masterpiece by two of the West Coast’s most popular Celtic musicians, fiddle champion Rebecca Lomnicky and piper extraordinaire, David Brewer of Molly's Revenge. 
From the old world to the new, from traditional tunes to more modern melodies, Lomnicky and Brewer take their listeners on a musical journey of jigs and reels, marches and airs, and a rendition of Amazing Grace that melts the heart.
Backed by Natalie Haas on cello and Jeffrey Spero on piano, Lomnicky makes her fiddle sing, at times even taking on the characteristics of various other instruments; while David Brewer … what can one say?  What instrument doesn’t he play, and play well?  Most of all, when these two get together, the whole is definitely much more than the sum of the parts.
How would I rate this CD?  Among my top ten favorties -  a desert island collection if ever there was one!
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